books.google.co.uk - The state regulation of prostitution, as established under the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1864, 1866 and 1869, and the successful campaign for the repeal of the Acts, provide the framework for this study of alliances between prostitutes and feminists and their clashes with medical authorities and police....http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Prostitution_and_Victorian_Society.html?id=3wbfmH9L9qoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareProstitution and Victorian Society